Cuisine type: Sushi
Atmosphere: cafe style seating, cozy
Meal: late lunch
Price range: $6-$14/roll (half off for Happy Hour)
Overall grade: 8.5
Little Mad Fish is a sushi bar with a large selection of rolls and a great happy hour special. The sushi was served very fresh, with soft, tender and flavorful sashimi. The selection of nigiri was standard and came out delicious, and the roll offering was pretty large for the size of the place. We had ordered the rolls without knowing they were half off for happy hour, and were still satisfied with the price. The atmosphere is befitting of the stripmall on which it’s located, very casual, well lit, widespread seats, and wall TVs. The drink selection was average, offering japanese beers.
Food 8
Drinks 7
Atmosphere 7
Service 8
Value 8
Nina
Between sleeping in on the weekend and Ben's ultimate frisbee game, we had a late start towards the city for watching Purdue get dominated in football by in-state rival Notre Dame :( Being in a hurry, we picked sushi at the type of cuisine which could get us on our way quickly, while being satisfying at the same time.
Little MadFish was not far out of the way in Redwood City, and the promise of Happy Hour pricing was tempting as well. We ordered a plate of nigiri sushi to satisfy the sushi purists in us, and two different rolls to share (Mad Fish Special and Mango Lobster). The fish cuts on the nigiri were exquisite, I don't remember ever eating sushi which tasted so fresh and felt so tender, almost creamy (as strange as that sounds) to bite into. The presentation for the two rolls was short of impressive, but I've learned not to judge a book by its cover. Of the two rolls, the Mango Lobster was clear favorite. I believe that the mango must have been part of their special creamy sauce, though it didn't come through very strongly - and I didn't really mind it. The filling of the roll consisted of tender crabmeat and sliced avocado, but it was really the topping that put it over the top - lobster and baked scallop, utterly scrumptious. The second roll, filled with deep fried shrimp and avocado, was topped with unagi (eel), crab meat, crunchy flakes, fish roe and unagi sauce. While the flavors were all there, it might have been the over abundance of ingredients which made it a little too heavy for me.
This little restaurant had just the right ingredients to make for an excellent go-to sushi place. The atmosphere is not overly festive, but it doesn't need to be for a casual get-together or a quick meal. I like that even though it is part of a chain (there are a few locations in the Bay Area), quality doesn't seem to be affected by it, at the same time bringing the benefit of more easily finding one of these restaurants nearby. Last but not least, the happy hour offer of half off all rolls (every day between 3 and 5 pm, and Fri&Sat 9:30 to 11:30 pm) is an awesome deal!
Food 10
Drinks 9
Atmosphere 8
Service 9
Value 10
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